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The plastic mounting brackets that are moulded onto the sill trim of my car (Berlingo) have failed, either cracking or splitting. The trim is barely attached, so I've removed it temporarily.
It seems a bit of a waste to bin it and buy a new one but I'm uncertain what adhesive to use on it. The visible side of the trim is wholly unaffected, the brackets are to the rear and are completely unseen once the trim is fitted.
So- What glue for Berlingo plastics?
id probably look to have them plastic welded. the vibrations , weight and low surface area are not going to lend its self well to being glued.
That's a good idea.
Could you just blather the back of it in layers of foam double sided and stick it back in place with it, or does the shape/location not lend itself well to that idea?
Long self tappers?
Soldering iron and zip ties. Dig plastic welding
duncans got it 😀 - the inner arch trim on my big vans held together with that after a puddle at speed shreded it .
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It's likely that the sill moulding plastic is polypropylene. In which case it will be hard to use with glue without an appropriate promoter to break the surface tension. Polyprop is the plastic that glues don't work on when they say works with "most plastics".
There are some double sided foam tapes from 3M that self-promote and will work, but I don't know if they are domestically available and what they would be called.
Do you photos of the broken area?
Old soldering iron and "weld" it back together. I have done this and it works better t han gluing. I have read about using glue sticks as filler rod to beef up the joint. but not tried myself.
Silicon sealant should hold it.